By Southern Wisconsin Land Conservancy (Brodhead, WI) – Now you can share your wedding vows with a rare orchid that has been hidden underground since 1926. Finally, the orchid bloomed this summer, after emerging from beneath fairway…

From Rockford Art Museum The 74th Greenwich Village Art Fair (GVAF) takes place Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18—rain or shine—on the grounds of Rockford Art Museum (RAM) at Riverfront Museum Park, 711 N. Main St., in…

By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless and Sylvia Hui Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne.…

From Winnebago County Animal Services (Rockford, IL) - Winnebago County Animal Services (WCAS) has reached cat and kitten capacity and is asking the public to help by adopting. Starting Thursday, September 8th through Saturday, September…

From Winnebago County Board WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. – Following Governor J.B. Pritzker’s signing of Illinois Senate Bill 825, election offices across the state are now mandated to send all registered voters a vote-by-mail application.…

From Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau ROCKFORD, IL — Grab your bike, water bottle, a few friends and hit the streets of Rockford in the fourth-annual Cycle on 2nd biking event hosted by I Bike Rockford. This event is a…

Jehovah’s Witnesses will resume their trademark door-to-door ministry beginning Sept. 1 when a two-and-half-year suspension of the work is officially lifted, just in time to begin a global campaign featuring a new interactive Bible study…

By Paul J. Weber Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A new and worrisome school year began Tuesday in Uvalde. There is new high fencing around the Texas community's public school campuses that still isn't finished, a heavy police…

From Dennis Horton Better Business Bureau Rockford, IL (Sept 6th, 2022) – When temperatures rise or fall to extremes, and electricity use increases, ComEd and the Better Business Bureau (BBB) have observed scammers taking advantage of…

By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Liz Truss became U.K. prime minister on Tuesday and immediately confronted the enormous task ahead of her amid increasing pressure to curb soaring prices, ease labor unrest…

By Peter Hancock Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday that abortion rights will be a central issue in the 2022 election, not just in his bid for reelection but in…

From Anderson Japanese Gardens Rockford, IL, September 2, 2022 – Anderson Japanese Gardens will partner with the North American Japanese Gardens Association (NAJGA) to bring Gardens for Peace to the Rockford, IL, community, September 9…